Appleton Estate rum is hoping to heighten awareness of rum as an after-dinner sipping spirit by targeting more of its training at sommeliers and the hotel industry this year. It is also launching a new website – www.rumroyalty.com – which will carry updates on Appleton’s annual Bartender Challenge, a brand…

Wax Jambu in north London has teamed up with the Caribbean rum producers’ association WIRSPA to create a rum bar in its upstairs space. The Rum Cove, which is backed by a giant WIRSPA map of the Caribbean’s rum producers, is making particular play of rum toddies this winter, with options including The Gold Fever…

The issue of alcohol and health is far more nuanced than either the drinks industry or the health lobby would have us believe. Medical expert Dr Erik Skovenborg puts some of the common myths on the subject under the microscope More…